Carlos (given name)
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Carlos is a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Charles, Conor or Chuck. It may refer to:
Royalty
- Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558), Holy Roman Emperor (Karl V) and King of Spain (Carlos I)
- Carlos II of Spain, last Habsburg King in Spain
- Carlos, Prince of Asturias (1545–1568), son of King Philip II
- Carlos III (1716-1788), King of Spain from 10 August 1759 to 14 December 1788
- Infante Carlos, Count of Molina (1788–1855), first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain
People in media
- Carlos (DJ) (born in Swindon, Wiltshire), UK Radio Presenter
- Carlos Caridad-Montero (born 1967), Venezuelan film director
- Carlos Irwin Estévez (Charlie Sheen, born 1965), US-American actor
- Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Carlos Mencia (born 1967), comedian, host of Mind of Mencia on Comedy Central
- Carlos Ray Norris (Chuck Norris, born 1940), US-American actor and martial artist
- Carlos Velasquez (born 1988), grandson of Manuel Velazquez
- Carlos Watson (journalist) (born 1969), American television host, lawyer, and businessman
- Carlos Castro (journalist) (1945–2011), Portuguese journalist & murder victim
People in music
- Carlos Chávez (1899–1978), Mexican composer, conductor, and educator
- Carlos Alomar (born 1951), American guitarist, composer and arranger
- Carlos Gardel (1887–1935), prominent figure in the history of tango music
- Carlos Montoya (1903–1993), prominent flamenco guitarist
- Carlos Santana (born 1947), Mexican musician, leader of the band Santana
- Carlos Vives (born 1961), Colombian singer
- Carlos Pena, Jr. (born 1989,) American singer, dancer and actor
- Carlos Cavazo, guitarist in Quiet Riot
- Carlos Ponce (born 1972), Puerto Rican actor, singer, composer and television personality
- Carlos Ward (born 1940), jazz alto saxophonist and flautist
People in sport
- Carlos Huertas (born 1991) Colombian racing driver
- Carlos Moyá (born 1976), Spanish tennis player
- Carlos Muñoz (racing driver) (born 1992), Colombian racing driver, Francisco Muñoz's younger brother
- Carlos Nieto (born 1976), Italian-Argentine rugby union player
- Carlos Sainz (born 1962), Spanish World Rally Championship driver, 1990 and 1992 champion.
Baseball players
- Carlos May (born 1948), American baseball player
- Carlos Delgado (born 1972), American baseball player
- Carlos Lee(born 1976), Panamanian left fielder for the Houston Astros
- Carlos Beltrán (born 1977), baseball player
- Carlos Valderrama (baseball) (born 1977), Venezuelan baseball player
- Carlos Ruiz (baseball) (born 1979), baseball player
- Carlos Zambrano (born 1981), American baseball player
Basketball players
- Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
- Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Carlos Delfino, (born 1982), Argentine NBA basketball player
- Carlos Boozer, (born 1981), American NBA basketball player
Cyclists
- Carlos Jaramillo (born 1961), Colombian road cyclist
- Carlos Alberto Contreras (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
- Carlos Humberto Cabrera (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist
- Carlos Silva (cyclist) (born 1974), Colombian cyclist
- Carlos Sastre (born 1975), Spanish cyclist
- Carlos Alzate (born 1983), Colombian track and road cyclist
Fighters
- Carlos Augusto Filho (born 1986), Brazilian mixed martial artist and kickboxer
- Carlos Valcarcel (born 1981), Puerto Rican boxer
- Carlos Varela (wrestler) (born 1966), Cuban wrestler
- Carlos Julian Ortíz (born 1974), Cuban freestyle wrestler
- Carlos Motta (judoka) (born 1955), Brazilian judoka
- Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer
- Carlos Luis Campos (born 1980), Venezuelan boxer
- Carly Colón (born 1979), professional wrestler, WWE
- Carlos Condit (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
- Carlos Honorato (born 1974), Brazilian judoka
Footballers
- Carlos Muñoz Cobo (born 1961), Spanish football (soccer) player, known as "Carlos"
- Carlos Valderrama (footballer) (born 1961), Colombian football (soccer) player known as El Pibe
- Carlos Guirland (born 1968), Paraguayan football (soccer) midfielder
- Carlos Soca (born 1969), Uruguayan football (soccer) player
- Carlos Chaínho (born 1974)
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Quiñónez (born 1975), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Carlos Armando Gruezo Arboleda (born 1995), Ecuadorian football (soccer) player
- Carlos Edwards (born 1978), Trinidad and Tobago football (soccer) player
- Carlos Fernandes (football defender) (born 1978), Portuguese footballer
- Carlos Bocanegra (born 1979), American football (soccer) player
- Carlos Fernandes (goalkeeper), (born 1979) Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Carlos Jorge Neto Martins (born 1982)
- Carlos Diogo (born 1983)
- Carlos Tevez (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player
- Carlos Ochoa (born 1978), Mexican footballer, most known for winning street fighter tournament
Runners
- Carlos Moreno (athlete) (born 1967), Chilean track and field sprinter
- Carlos Patrício (born 1964), Portuguese long-distance runner
- Carlos Retiz (born 1968), Mexican long-distance runner
- Carlos Tarazona (born 1966), Venezuelan long-distance runner
Swimmers
- Carlos Berrocal (born 1957), Puerto Rican swimmer
- Carlos Ventosa (born 1971), Spanish backstroke swimmer
Volleyball players
- Carlos Weber (born 1966), Argentine volleyball player
- Carlos Carreño (born 1973), Spanish volleyball player
- Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
- Carlos Tejeda (born 1980), Venezuelan volleyball player
Other people
- Carlos Anwandter (1801–1889), German political exile who emigrated to Chile
- Carlos Arroyo (architect), Spanish architect
- Carlos Arruza, prominent Mexican bullfighter
- Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), American author
- Carlos Camacho(1924-1979), the first elected governor of Guam
- Carlos Cisneros, New Mexico state senator
- Carlos Fuentes (born 1928), Mexican writer
- Carlos P. Garcia, eighth Filipino president and poet
- Carlos Gutierrez (born 1953), Cuban American, 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Kellogg Company.
- Carlos Peña Rómulo, (1899-1985), Filipino politician who was formerly a president of the UN General Assembly
- Carlos Slim Helú (born 1940), Mexican businessman
- Carlos Marighella (1911–1969), leading thinker on urban guerrilla warfare
- Carlos the Jackal, the nom de guerre of Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born 1949), a Venezuelan assassin and terrorist serving a life sentence for murder in France
- Carlos Danger, 2013, alias used by New York City Mayoral Candidate Anthony Weiner for sexting
See also
- Carlitos
- Carlos Alberto
- José Carlos (disambiguation)
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